Holiday Special: Super Dangerous Hotdog Electrocution Recipe

First off: Do not try this at home. Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have posted a tutorial on "Cooking hot dogs via electrocution", which is as dangerous as it sounds. From the labs:

[Disclaimerzilla: While we could give you lots of warnings about all the different dangers involved and how to possibly skirt them, the simple truth is that this just isn't safe. If you are foolish enough to attempt this, you will have to deal with pointy things, raw electricity out of the wall, hot steam, and the possibility of fire. If that isn't enough, and you succeed, you are still faced with the possibility of having to eat a hot dog. In summary: do not, under any circumstances, cook hot dogs this way.]

The recipe uses a brand new cooking technique, as fast as a microwave and ten times the fun. How does it work? By pumping mains electricity through the hot dog. A standard AC cable is chopped and the bare ends soldered to a pair alligator clips, which clamp onto a couple of forks.

The forks go into the wiener and the switch is (very carefully) thrown. One to two minutes later "swelling, a change in surface shape and luster, and finally smoke and/or cracking indicate doneness."

For a real geek touch, LEDs can be poked into the sausage to light it up like Christmas tree. Unfortunately this renders it inedible. Again. Don't try this. But do go visit the site. It's a very funny read.

Cooking hot dogs via electrocution [Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories via Neatorama]